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The Last Straw by Reflextions

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made by Reflextions for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

He might have been forgotten, but he won't stay that way.

PLAY GAME HERE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq7S-Hs5-jA

Darkness has fallen over the Kellman family farm. It use to be a peaceful place, but now evil lurks deep in the fields. Terrified for their lives, the family has taken refuge in the barn. They’ve been stuck for days and are hungry. It’s up to you harvest the crops to feed them, or die trying.

Goal: Harvest your crops as fast as you can (SPACEBAR) while avoiding scarecrows that have come to take revenge upon your family. They'll relentlessly hunt you while you collect food needed to survive. When you think you've collected all that you can, take it back to your barn to save it and head back out for more. Getting hit 3 times will be the end of your harvest... for good.

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Controls: (Keyboard and Controller both supported)

W-A-S-D: Drive the harvester around.

Space / A: Lower the harvester and collect crops as your run over them.

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Designed and created for the Ludum Dare 52 game jam: Harvest.

Colin: https://twitter.com/colin_k (Unity development)

Nate: https://twitter.com/nurobitgames/ (Game loop design, unity development, sound design)

Kyle: https://twitter.com/Studio_DigitalC (Intro cinematic, UI design)

Itch.io https://reflextions.itch.io/the-last-straw
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/the-last-straw

Ratings

Overall 248th 3.722⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 350th 3.463⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 387th 3.327⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 44th 4.352⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 131th 4.222⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 114th 3.68⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 49th 4.173⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

Ben Lusted
09. Jan 2023 · 21:20 UTC
love the atmosphere of this. the trailer gave me a good laugh. very well done for just a short amount of time! Enjoyed playing this :)
Lukas Boersma
09. Jan 2023 · 21:20 UTC
Mindblowing graphics and mood. Wow! But too difficult for my tired brain, I always get caught and don't know how to prevent it
WouterK12
09. Jan 2023 · 21:22 UTC
Wow epic cinematic! Funny story and game!
LDJam user 314045
09. Jan 2023 · 21:30 UTC
Amazing cutscene and the atmosphere of the game is awaseme. I managed to score 1140 then I crashed to the fence and immedietly got hit by 3 strawmans.
BubbleMapGaming
09. Jan 2023 · 21:31 UTC
Epic Opening Cinematic, fun to drive about and avoid the scarecrows, would be nice to see the horde get increasingly bigger. Overall good stuff :)
Zuwu
09. Jan 2023 · 21:36 UTC
The opening cut scene was great and I enjoyed the game thoroughly. However the fact that a single scarecrow can instantly kill you is a little frustrating and getting around the turn to drop off corn can be really difficult.
Sheng Mai
09. Jan 2023 · 21:36 UTC
Impressive design, very great harvesting effect. If it was simpler, it should be very decompressing.

Currently it is too difficult for my tired brain as well.
CuteSquirrel
09. Jan 2023 · 21:37 UTC
Opening is really cool. Also really like the graphics, and the controls are fine.
I would add some indicator on where you exactly need to be, to deliver the crops.
I would also maybe add so the same scarecrow cant hit you 3 times in a row so quickly. Something should at least prevent that you die within 1-2 seconds of the game starting.

But overall really cool game.
Mantsje
09. Jan 2023 · 22:37 UTC
Very fun game! We thought of a similar concept in our brainstorming phase, but your execution is awesome! the intro cinematics are also crazy for the timespan.

Awesome work!
Derek Volker
09. Jan 2023 · 22:52 UTC
10/10 horror movie intro

Really enjoyed the graphics and the atmosphere. I am wondering if the controls are purposedly clunky for maximize the fun of the game (it kind adds challenge) and i'll assume that's the case. I just am sad that after that intro i don't control the scarecrow from hell.

Excellent entry.
error
10. Jan 2023 · 04:53 UTC
Wasn't expecting an opening cinematic with voiceover and music. Pleasantly surprised. I like the spotlight effect on the player. Though I wish the turn to place the corn in the barn wasn't so tight. I got stuck clipping on something a few times and couldn't recover. Either way, it was an interesting twist on the combine gameplay by having spooky scarecrows chase the player. I found my go to strategy was to outrun them to the otherside of the map and farming as much as I could before they caught up.
nicole_a
10. Jan 2023 · 09:23 UTC
I loved the graphics and the cinematic, it's so great!
But I need an easy mode, I can't last even a minute :`)
Kostas Nik
10. Jan 2023 · 18:28 UTC
Awesome opening cinematic! Need info on how you made it :) . i find the game very hard, and i have absolutely no problem just harvesting without any enemies. maybe you should include a chill out mode! Good effort
Kyle Landon
10. Jan 2023 · 20:42 UTC
@kostas-nik Thanks! The artwork was drawn in Krita and then all brought together in Davinci Resolve.
Justin_C
10. Jan 2023 · 23:55 UTC
That intro was really well done.

I got over 1500 on my second attempt. The game doesn't seem to get progressively harder, so I just kept dodging the scarecrows like Neo until the physics engine had a fit and my tractor started spinning like a top.

Solid game.
🎤 Reflextions
11. Jan 2023 · 02:45 UTC
@justin-c 1500 is great for the second attempt! Definitely would have liked to increase the scare crows over time but ran out of time. Thanks for playing!
🎤 Reflextions
11. Jan 2023 · 02:46 UTC
@derek-volker Yes. We wondered a bit if people would expect to play the scarecrow, could be a fun sequel!
xk_the_name
11. Jan 2023 · 20:26 UTC
Huh! A game about Jeepers Creepers!
N0va
21. Jan 2023 · 14:41 UTC
First imoression:
WOW, wow!! Charming art,
but wow amazing voice acting and cinematic antimation in the opening scene that blew me away!!! Who ever did the VA work, ya are amazing!

After playing:
Janky controls, but good bgm, ghrapics and decent gameplay. Still looks like a more or less commercial game.
Great work!! :D
Kyle Landon
28. Jan 2023 · 13:56 UTC
@n0va Thank you for the kind words! The voiceover was me yelling into my microphone over and over while not trying to scare the neighbors, then dropping it all 2 octaves in post-processing before placing it over the animation. Was a ton of fun to do. Super proud of the team.